Early Years Collection

~ Release by Johnny “Guitar” Watson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Despite OP adding this from a torrent and as a bootleg, it appears to be a legit (or semi-legit) release, probably from DE, possibly in 2007 (see allmusic). Obscure.

Annotation last modified on 2024-06-11 14:14 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Motor Head Baby
2:15
2Highway 60
2:24
3Space Guitar
2:38
4Half Pint-A-Whiskey
3:14
5What’s Going On
2:30
6Sad Fool
3:03
7I Got Eyes
2:26
8Just Won’t Treat Me Right
2:31
9Walkin’ to My Baby
2:33
10Thinking
2:30
11No I Can’t
2:24
12Don’t Touch Me I’m Gonna Hit the Highway
3:19
13Gettin’ Drunk
2:43
14You Can’t Take It With You
2:41
15Stormy
2:54
16I Love to Love You
3:12
17Too Tired
producer:
Joe Bihari (in 1955)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist) (in 1955)
bass:
Billy Hadnott (in 1955)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Price (US jazz/R&B drummer & singer) (in 1955)
guitar:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson (in 1955)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (in 1955)
trumpet:
James Parr (in 1955)
vocals:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson (in 1955)
recording of:
Too Tired (in 1955)
writer:
Saul Bihari, Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) and Johnny “Guitar” Watson
publisher:
Booty Ooty Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Songs of Universal (SOCAN), Universal Music‐Careers and Vrijon Music
2:45
18Someone Cares for Me
orchestra:
Maxwell Davis and His Orchestra (in 1955-08)
recording of:
Someone Cares for Me (in 1955-08)
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”), Jules Taub and Johnny “Guitar” Watson
3:02
19Those Lonely Lonely Nights
orchestra:
Maxwell Davis and His Orchestra (in 1955-08)
cover recording of:
Those Lonely, Lonely Nights (in 1955-08)
writer:
Earl King and Johnny Vincent
2:55
20Hot Little Mama
3:20

Credits

Release

ASIN:DE: B000W9ELKE [info]